- Jan 2, 2006
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I'm in Australia and have been test driving a bunch of 1995-1997 Mitsubishi Delicas and even a Jeep Renegade. All were diesels and all feel like they run rough. More vibration, feels like there's less refinement, feels like I'm driving a very heavy car, etc.
Then I hop into my Subaru Impreza which runs on gasoline and it just drives like butter in comparison. All the shifts are crisp. Acceleration is smooth. Very smooth ride and handling. The same goes for an older gasoline Range Rover that I once drove and all the other gasoline cars I've ever driven.
The roughness of the diesel is a little off-putting. If any of my gasoline cars drove like them I'd be inclined to think that there was something wrong, but is the roughness just the nature of a diesel vehicle?
Then I hop into my Subaru Impreza which runs on gasoline and it just drives like butter in comparison. All the shifts are crisp. Acceleration is smooth. Very smooth ride and handling. The same goes for an older gasoline Range Rover that I once drove and all the other gasoline cars I've ever driven.
The roughness of the diesel is a little off-putting. If any of my gasoline cars drove like them I'd be inclined to think that there was something wrong, but is the roughness just the nature of a diesel vehicle?